| Virus . | Symptoms caused by virus . | Endocrine autoimmune disease/s affected . |
|---|---|---|
Adenovirus | Upper respiratory infections | GD |
Coxsackie B virus | Gastrointestinal infections and in more extreme cases myocarditis and pericarditis | Type 1 diabetes |
Hepatitis B | Liver inflammation | GD, HT |
Hepatitis C | Liver inflammation | GD, type 1 diabetes |
Human foamy virus | Asymptomatic | GD |
Human T-cell leukaemia virus (HTLV) | T-cell leukaemia and T-cell lymphoma | GD |
Parvovirus B19 | Causes childhood exanthema | GD, HT, type 1 diabetes |
Rotavirus | Infection of the gastrointestinal tract | Type 1 diabetes |
| Virus . | Symptoms caused by virus . | Endocrine autoimmune disease/s affected . |
|---|---|---|
Adenovirus | Upper respiratory infections | GD |
Coxsackie B virus | Gastrointestinal infections and in more extreme cases myocarditis and pericarditis | Type 1 diabetes |
Hepatitis B | Liver inflammation | GD, HT |
Hepatitis C | Liver inflammation | GD, type 1 diabetes |
Human foamy virus | Asymptomatic | GD |
Human T-cell leukaemia virus (HTLV) | T-cell leukaemia and T-cell lymphoma | GD |
Parvovirus B19 | Causes childhood exanthema | GD, HT, type 1 diabetes |
Rotavirus | Infection of the gastrointestinal tract | Type 1 diabetes |
GD, Graves’ disease; HT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Adapted from Gough, SCL Simmonds, MJ. The HLA region and autoimmune disease: Associations and mechanisms of action. Curr Genomics, 2007; 8: 453–6 (16).
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